Good things have indeed come in threes for Greek cinematographer Giorgos Valsamis, who returned from Cannes recently with a “short film Palme d’Or” to add to his resume for his work in Tawfeek Barhom’s short film “I’m Glad You’re Dead Now.”
On a recent Saturday morning, passers-by in Istanbul’s Balat neighborhood heard the whisper of Hagia Sophia.
The “Golden Visa” program was a tool designed for different times. It was intended to bolster the Greek economy, which, after its collapse during the debt crisis, was in desperate need of investment.
With the Israeli Armed Forces expanding their operations deeper into the Gaza Strip and more than 450,000 reservists mobilized under “Decree 8,” Israel appears determined to escalate pressure to end the war while Hamas continues to hold hostages.
The start of summer proper is being rung in all over Athens, with the sound of concerts at outdoor venues, oldie goldies and new box-office hits at the city’s lovely open-air movie theaters.
A small private plane made an emergency landing at Thessaloniki’s international Macedonia airport on Saturday, after pilots were alerted to smoke, a local website reported.
Two people were injured on Saturday afternoon when the speedboat they were in crashed into rocks at a beach in Voula, southern Attica.
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Mount Athos in northern Greece at noon on Saturday. No damages or injuries were immediately reported.
The government in eastern Libya, backed by General Khalifa Haftar, are likely not yet ready to ratify a maritime agreement with Turkey, according to a recent report in the Middle East Eye.